running speed

How fast moving

Running speed is how fast someone or something moves while running, measured in distance per unit of time.

The term appears in athletics, animal biology, and video games: Her running speed improved after months of training, The cheetah's running speed tops 70 miles per hour.

In gaming, running speed often refers to a character's base movement rate.

Related

tempo run · race pace · stride length · sprint · muscle strength · wind resistance · velocity · agility · aerobic capacity · flexibility · endurance · long distance · weather conditions · posture · heart rate monitoring · cardiovascular health · racing · altitude

Categories
Opposites
locomotion velocity

running speedwalking pace

Typical footbound velocity

snail's pace · walking speed · slow pace

motion state

running speedstandstill

Total cessation of movement

immobility · stillness · motionlessness · stationariness · stasis

velocity magnitude

running speedstandstill

Total cessation of movement

slowness · snail's pace · slow motion · sluggishness · deceleration

Family

speed, running

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G